Massimo Ceccherini (born 23 May 1965) is an Italian actor, film director, comedian and screenwriter.

Biography

Born in

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, Ceccherini is the son of a

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, he seemed destined for the same profession, but his father was attracted to the world of entertainment. Ceccherini made his first television appearance in the program ''La Corrida'' and for years pursued a musical career with his friend Alessandro Paci. He became known to television viewers in the cabaret show ''Videomusic'', ''Aria Fresca'', conducted by a young

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In the meantime he got his first part in a film, '' Welcome to Home Gori'' directed by

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, with whom the following year he would also act in the film ''

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''. In 1994, alongside

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, Ceccherini appeared in ''

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'', directed by

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. Popular success, however, came with the collaboration with his friend

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, participating in almost all his films.

Filmography

Film

*'' Welcome to Home Gori'' (1990) - Danilo *''

'' (1991) - Kinder *''

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'' (1993) - Fan di Anna *'' Bonus malus'' (1993) *'' S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago'' (1994) - Cliente di Prato *''

'' (1994) - Marlini *'' The Graduates'' (1995) - Pino *'' Albergo Roma'' (1996) *''

Return to Home Gori ''Return to Home Gori'' ( it, Ritorno a casa Gori) is a 1996 comedy film directed by Alessandro Benvenuti. It is the sequel of ''Welcome to Home Gori''. Plot After 5 years from the fateful day of Christmas at ''Welcome to Home Gori'', the scenery ...

'' (1996) - Danilo *''

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'' (1996) - Libero Quarini *'' Cinque giorni di tempesta'' (1997) *''

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'' (1997) - Germano Reali *''

Viola Kisses Everybody ''Viola Kisses Everybody'' (''Viola bacia tutti'') is a 1998 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi. Leonardo Pieraccioni makes a cameo role in the film as a tourist who asks Massimo Ceccherini information about a beach. Plot Three ...

'' (1998) - Max *'' Lucignolo'' (1999) - Lucio *'' Picasso's Face'' (2000) - Ceccherini *''

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'' (2000) - Aunt Natalizia *''

The Prince and the Pirate ''The Prince and the Pirate'' ( it, Il principe e il pirata) is a 2001 film directed by and starring Leonardo Pieraccioni. Plot Leopoldo is a separate teacher and learns of his father's death. Once arrived at the morgue, however, the parent wake ...

'' (2001) - Melchiorre "Gimondi" *'' My Life with Stars and Stripes'' (2003) - Lando *''

Suddenly Paradise ''Suddenly Paradise'' ( it, Il paradiso all'improvviso) is a 2003 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni. Cast * Leonardo Pieraccioni as Lorenzo *Angie Cepeda as Amaranta *Alessandro Haber as Taddeo Borromini *Rocco Papaleo Rocc ...

'' (2003) - Passante *'' La brutta copia'' (2004) - Fernando Petriccioli / Leandro Fandechi *'' Tutti all'attacco'' (2005) - Max Bernabei *''

I Love You in Every Language in the World ''I Love You in Every Language in the World'' ( it, Ti amo in tutte le lingue del mondo) is a 2005 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni. Plot Gilberto Rovai, a teacher of physical education at a school in Pistoia, throw ...

'' (2005) - Padre Massimo *''

Napoleon and Me ''Napoleon and Me'' ( it, N (Io e Napoleone), french: Napoléon (et moi), es, N. Napeleón y yo) is a 2006 Italian-French-Spanish historical comedy-drama directed by Paolo Virzì. It is loosely based on the novel ''N.'' by Ernesto Ferrero. Plot ...

'' (2006) - Cosimo Bartolini *''Nemici per la pelle'' (2006) *'' 2061: An Exceptional Year'' (2007) - Cosimetto Delli Cecchi *''

A Beautiful Wife ''A Beautiful Wife'' ( it, Una moglie bellissima) is a 2007 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni. Cast * Leonardo Pieraccioni as Mariano * Laura Torrisi as Miranda * Gabriel Garko as Andrea * Massimo Ceccherini as Baccano *Rocco P ...

'' (2007) - Baccano *''

Un'estate al mare ''Un'estate al mare'' is a 2008 film directed by Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director Ste ...

'' (2008) - Cecco *'' Cenci in Cina'' (2009) - Furio *''

Me and Marilyn ''Me and Marilyn'' ( it, Io & Marilyn) is a 2009 Italian comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television ...

'' (2009) - Massimo *'' A Natale mi sposo'' (2010) - Cecco *'' Una cella in due'' (2011) - Manolo *''

Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio ''Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio'' () is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. The film is meant to be a tribute to Mario Monicelli's classic comedy '' My Friends'' (1975) and its two sequels, and it is set in 15th-centur ...

'' (2011) - Alderighi *'' Wedding in Paris'' (2011) - Leonardo *''

Napoletans ''Napoletans'' is a 2011 Italian film directed by Luigi Russo Luigi Russo (Verona, 28 September 1882 – Rome, 20 December 1964) was an Italian Fascist politician and civil servant, who served as Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Cou ...

'' (2011) - Pino *''

Finalmente la felicità ''Finalmente la felicità'' is a 2011 film directed by and starring Leonardo Pieraccioni. Plot Benedetto is a music professor of Lucca Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plai ...

'' (2011) - Paziente *'' Operazione vacanze'' (2012) - Spino *'' La mia mamma suona il rock'' (2013) - Massimo *''Regalo a sorpresa'' (2013) - Marco *''Una vita da sogno'' (2013) - Cekke Lin *''Sarebbe stato facile'' (2013) *''

Un fantastico via vai ''Un fantastico via vai'' () is a 2013 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni. Cast * Leonardo Pieraccioni as Arnaldo *Serena Autieri as Anita *Maurizio Battista as Giovannelli * Marco Marzocca as Esposito *Marianna Di Martino as ...

'' (2013) - il padre di Anna *'' Tale of Tales'' (2015) - Father Circus Performer *''

Il professor Cenerentolo ''Il professor Cenerentolo'' () is a 2015 Italian comedy film written, directed and performed by Leonardo Pieraccioni. The scenes of the film were shot in Lazio, between Rome, Formia, Gaeta and Ventotene. It was Pieraccioni's first film not being ...

'' (2015) - Tinto *''La coppia dei campioni'' (2016) - Pappone *''

Ciao Brother ''Ciao Brother'' () is a 2016 Italian film directed by Nicola Barnaba. Plot The film concerns about Angelo, who is a swindler who escapes to Los Angeles. Cast *Fabrizio Nardi: Angelo * Nico Di Renzo: George *Benedicta Boccoli: Patricia * Franc ...

'' (2016) - Taxi driver *''Gli infami - Episodi di vita quotidiana'' (2016) *''Smile Factor'' (2017) - Massimo *''Non ci resta che ridere'' (2019) *''

Pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan vil ...

'' (2019) - The Fox *''

Il sesso degli angeli ''Il sesso degli angeli'' () is a 2022 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an Italian film director, actor, comedian and screenwriter. Born in Florence, he made his directorial ...

'' (2022) *'' The Hummingbird'' (2022)

Theatre

*'' Fermi tutti questo è uno spettacolo, Pinocchio'' (1998) *'' Quei bravi racazzi'' (2006–2007) *''

'' (2009)

References

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